India ll
T6

6th

Outline of Highlighted Notes:

I. The Beginning Years {When, Where, How it Started, by Whom}
A.One of the first civilization was the Harappan Civilization(B)
* The Harappan civilization started in 2600 to 1900 B.C(B)*The Harappan Civilization was in the Indus River Valley(B)B. Maruryan Empire* It was ruled by numerous Middle Kingdom for the next 1,500 years(B)* It had the largest economy of the ancient and medieval world(B) II. Progress & Development
A. Important Leaders {When they lived; What they did}
1.Ashoka Marurya, Chandgragupta Marurya [A]
2.They lived in 320 B.C and 270 B.C [A] 3.Built new roads, temples and region markers [A]

B. Advancements
1. Inventions (progress, transportation, improvements of life)
A. Bronze Age*Developments in hand crafts and produced copper, bronze, lead and tin.(B)*Developed new techniques in metal workings(B) * Remembered for its cities made of brick, road side drainage systems and storied houses(B)
2. Architecture (looks, materials, special buildings / landmarks)
*One of the major buildings is the Taj Mahal [B]
*They had a lot of silk material for certain objects [B]
For most of the architecture of the Taj Mahal they used white marble (C)
C. Daily Lives (ex. Work, Religion, Family Traditions, Education, Food, etc.)
1. Quality of Life (ex. class systems, freedoms of religion/ education / work, access to food, money, did they have a good life or rough times...)
*Society was organized around the four varnas (B)
*Themes of the Sanskrit Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata (B)
*Economy began to change by making silk, cotton and linen[A]
2. {Subtopic 2...You come up with a title...depends on info you found}
*There are two major religions in India which are Buddhism and Hinduism
Hinduism was the main beilief in India which is based in the Rig Veda
*Siddhartha Gautama taught Buddhism (A)
*People who were enlightened by the Eightfold Path followed the four noble truths [A]

III. The Fall of the Civilization {When, How, Why it ended}
*In the sixths century the Gupta empire ended [B]
*The Gupta empire had been out lasted [B]
*By the sixths century the Huns took power [B]



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